Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president
World | December 25, 2017 22:12 ISTNavalny is implicitly barred from running for office because of a conviction in a fraud case which has been viewed as political retribution.
Navalny is implicitly barred from running for office because of a conviction in a fraud case which has been viewed as political retribution.
Navalny, a veteran campaigner against corruption among Russia's elite, said that his supporters met in 20 cities across the country to secure signatures of 742 people, above the minimum 500 required to initiate a presidential bid.
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